Early Childhood Education Summit presented by Valhalla Foundation

Opening Keynote:

Wired for Connection: Early Childhood and Relational Intelligence in the AI Era

Isabelle Hau (Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning)

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Everyday Learning, Exponential Impact: Family Engagement as an Equity Strategy

Elena Silva (CEO, Learning Policy Institute)

Heejae Lim (Founder & CEO, TalkingPoints)

Alejandro Gibes de Gac (CEO & Founder, Paloma & Springboard Collaborative)

Dr. Onia Mayberry (Parent leadership, NAFSCE)

Moderator: Michael Levine (Senior Advisor, Kapor Center)

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From Chaos to Coherence… Building the Infrastructure for Early Learning

Jessica Sager (CEO & Co-Founder, All Our Kin)

Amir Matallaoui (Co-founder & CEO, HOOPOOH)

Celia Stokes (President, Teaching Strategies)

Moderator: Michelle Kang (CEO, NAEYC)

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Play Break with Promise…And a Special Announcement

Gabe Hakim (Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Promise Venture Studio)

Emma Maxwell (Manager of Executive Initiatives at Promise Venture Studio)

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Rethinking Early Literacy Through Language, Assessment & Coherence

Nell K. Duke (Executive Director, Center for Early Literacy and Learning Success, Stand for Children; Professor, The University of Michigan)  

Steve Hannon (CEO, LENA Foundation)

Tenette Smith (Chief Academic Officer, Maryland State Department of Education)

Moderator: Jackie Mader (Reporter, Hechinger Report)

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Building Math Minds: Counting, Curiosity & How Early Numeracy Really Develops

Dr. Arun K. Ramanathan (CEO, PowerMyLearning)

Deborah Stipek (Professor Emerita, DREME Network Faculty Director, Stanford University)

Dr. Joanna Bruno (Chief Academic Officer, Colorado Department of Education)

Moderator: Dana Nunn (Managing Director, Valhalla Foundation)

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First Screens, First Teachers: How Media and EdTech Shape Early Learning

Sara DeWitt (Senior Vice President & General Manager, PBS KIDS and Education, PBS)

Cristobal Viedma (CEO & Founder, Lingokids)

Katie Kurtz (Managing Director, Global Head of Youth & Learning, YouTube)

Moderator: Gregg Behr (Executive Director, The Grable Foundation)

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Closing Keynote:

Human Raised… Dr. Dana Suskind on Protecting Human Connection in the Age of AI

Dr. Dana Suskind (Founder and Co-Director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health)